Image: A modern day lion cub. Pic: A V Lopatin/Scientific Reports ... specifically the Homotherium genus - cats with sharp, curved sabre teeth that existed around 12 million to 10,000 years ...
Amidst the permafrost in Yakutia, Russia, researchers uncovered a mummified saber-tooth cat cub (Homotherium latidens). The well-preserved mummy, still covered in fur, is a first-of-its-kind discovery ...